Seth Rogen has harsh words for creators who use AI to create. Rogen, who is promoting his animated film Tangles at the Cannes Film Festival, told Brut that using AI when writing screenplays means “you shouldn’t be a writer.”
Asked about the use of AI in filmmaking, Rogen said, “I don’t understand what AI does.” “Every time you see a video like ‘Hollywood is Cooking’ on Instagram, what follows is the stupidest dog you’ve ever seen in your life. And if your instinct is to use AI and you don’t want to go through that process. You shouldn’t be a writer, because you don’t write.”
He added, “Just do something else. If you don’t want to go through that process, you shouldn’t be a writer. The idea of tools to write less doesn’t appeal to me, because I love writing.”
Rogen also said that “Tangles” is completely “hand-drawn animation. There’s a human touch in every frame, and it’s amazing.”
“Tangles” is set in 1999 and follows 20-something Sarah (Abbi Jacobson) through her early adulthood, getting a new job, and beginning a relationship. The film is based on Sarah Leavitt’s memoir.
Sarah soon learns that her mother, Midge (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in her fifties. This is life-changing not only for Sarah, but also for her father (Bryan Cranston) and sisters (Pamela Adlon, Beanie Feldman, and Sarah Silverman).
